Collaborative Research Network on Mental Health and Well-being in Rural and Regional Communities

About the project

This CRN project is supported by the Department of Education.

The University of New England (UNE) has been awarded $4.8 million dollars from the Australian Government to establish a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) on Mental Health and Well-being in Rural and Regional Communities. The project is managed by UNE in collaboration with five partners:

The University of Newcastle

The University of Sydney

La Trobe University

The University of New South Wales, and the

Hunter New England Local Heath District (HNELHD).

The CRN is supported by a large and dynamic biopsychosocial team of senior academic staff across five universities. The activities of the CRN will build links with rural communities and health providers with focus on 3 thematic areas:

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, programs and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia.